It is about 620 miles from the northernmost mission in Sonoma to the southernmost mission, San Diego de Alcalá. That length would be the equivalent from the Cathedral of Barcelona to the ...

Figs were first introduced to California in 1769 at the Mission San Diego de Alcalá. The dark-purple fig variety that the priests planted has become known as the Mission fig. Today, California is ...

The 58-year-old priest will start his apostolate in the diocese on Jan. 4, 2025 with an installation ceremony at the Cathedral of San Diego de Alcala in Gumaca town. Pope Francis appointed Cañete ...

The Spanish Franciscan Friars established the Mission San Diego de Alcala. They also established the city of San Diego around it, in 1769 and also made significant contributions to develop the city.

Inside the sanctuary at Mission San Diego de Alcala, candles are lit in tribute. “It’s simple, but it's so meaningful,” said Mark Borza. His daughter attended services at the church growing up.

through the founding of Mission San Diego de Alcala in 1769. The diocese serves 1.4 million Catholics, with 96 parishes, 204 active priests, and about 80 Catholic schools. The diocese first filed ...

(Adobe Stock Photo) On July 16, 1769, Mission San Diego de Alcala was established by Junipero Serra (a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order) on Presidio Hill, according ...

San Francisco Opera's premiere of "El ltimo sueno de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") imagines a reunion between Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera three years after ...

and you’ll also spot a lack of clothing—it happens to be the largest nude beach in the U.S. Mission Basilica San Diego De Alcala ...

Father Joe Carroll, the legendary San Diego priest who built a nationally known ... Carroll was president and CEO of the St. Vincent de Paul Village from 1982 until his retirement in 2011.